Resources for Your Quest:
Who is Homer?
http://www.biography.com/people/homer-9342775#synopsis
http://www.biography.com/people/homer-9342775#synopsis
- Answer the questions on the handout about who this man was
Terms and Conventions
http://www.leasttern.com/HighSchool/odyssey/Odyssey2.html
http://www.leasttern.com/HighSchool/odyssey/Odyssey2.html
- Define the terms listed on your handout
- If the website doesn't work, try:
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epic_poetry
- http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/epic+hero
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epithet
Odyssey Online: Greece
http://www.carlos.emory.edu/ODYSSEY/GREECE/home.html
http://www.carlos.emory.edu/ODYSSEY/GREECE/home.html
- Click around on the bottom topics for each section
- Click on specific objects or links within the pages for more information
Themes
http://www.leasttern.com/HighSchool/odyssey/Odyssey8.html
http://www.leasttern.com/HighSchool/odyssey/Odyssey8.html
- List some themes that might be important to keep in mind while reading
- If the website doesn't load, try: http://www.litcharts.com/lit/the-odyssey/themes
Encyclopedia Mythica
http://www.pantheon.org/areas/mythology/europe/greek/articles.html
http://www.pantheon.org/areas/mythology/europe/greek/articles.html
- Define the people and places listed on your handout